Navi Mumbai Airport May Join Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram as Drug Import Gateway Parthika Patel6 Feb 2026 12:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a draft notification proposing to amend the Drugs Rules, 1945 to include Navi Mumbai...
Govt Moves to Align Folic Acid Dosing Standards in Schedule V Through Unit Correction Susmita Roy1 Feb 2026 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring dosing accuracy and preventing medication errors in nutritional and hematinic preparations, the Ministry of...
Antibiotics May Soon Carry Blue Strip as Health Ministry Moves to Fight AMR Parthika Patel27 Jan 2026 11:46 PM ISTThe proposed blue strip labelling aligns with the government's broader strategy under the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR...
Govt Proposes Stricter Controls on Syrups, Seeks Removal From Schedule K Susmita Roy2 Jan 2026 9:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: With an aim to reinforce drug safety, improve manufacturing oversight, and protect vulnerable patients, especially children, through a...
No More Online Ads for Prescription Drugs? Govt Proposes Ban on Schedule G, H, H1 and X Medicines Parthika Patel24 Nov 2025 7:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Signaling a major tightening of drug-promotion norms, the government has initiated steps to clamp down on the online advertising of...
Health Ministry Drafts Rule to Debar Pharma Applicants Submitting Fake or Misleading Documents Susmita Roy31 Oct 2025 7:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major regulatory move aimed at tightening compliance and accountability within India's pharmaceutical licensing framework, the...
Health Ministry Proposes Barcoding Rule for All Vaccines, Antimicrobials, Anticancer, and Narcotic Drugs Susmita Roy23 Oct 2025 2:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major regulatory move, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has proposed amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, to include...
High-Alcohol Oral Drugs Over 12% to Come Under Prescription-Only H1 Category, Health Ministry Drafts Rules Susmita Roy22 Oct 2025 9:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: With an aim to curb misuse and over-the-counter sale of high-alcohol oral preparations, through a recent Gazette notification, the Ministry...
Health Ministry Bans 34 Key Antibiotics, Antivirals for Animal Use, See List Susmita Roy29 Sept 2025 9:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent Gazette notification, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified a ban on the import, manufacture, sale, and...
Mandatory Excipients Disclosure on Drug Labels from March 2026: Health Ministry Parthika Patel24 Aug 2025 5:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: All drug labels will now be required to clearly disclose the qualitative details of excipients along with the date of expiry, as the Union...
Ranitidine Under Cancer Cloud: CDSCO Calls for Monitoring NDMA Levels, Shelf Life Cuts Parthika Patel28 July 2025 6:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), under the Directorate General of Health Services, has issued a directive to all...
Health Ministry Plans Licence Suspension for Drugs Failing Quality Standards: Report Farhat Nasim26 Jun 2025 8:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Health Ministry is planning a regulatory overhaul that could result in the immediate suspension of product licenses for...
